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There are no threatened or endangered plant species known to be on or near the Project site. d. Proposed landscaping, use of native plants, or other measures to preserve or enhance vegetation on the site,if any: No landscaping is proposed as part of the Project. e. List all noxious weeds and invasive species known to be on or near the site. Invasive grasses and other upland weedy species that typically inhabit industrial shoreline environments are sparsely present in and adjacent to the Project area. 5. ANIMALS a. List any birds and other animals which have been observed on or near the site or are known to be on or near the site. Examples include: birds: hawk, heron, eagle, songbirds, other: Marbled murrelet mammals: deer,bear, elk,beaver, other: Southern Resident Orca(offshore) fish: bass, salmon,Itrout, herring, shellfish, other: smelt, sand lance Due to the location of the Project on uplands adjacent to Port Gardner Bay, there are various types of sea life and seabirds that can be found in the immediate Project vicinity. b. List any threatened and endangered species known to be on or near the site. Threatened and endangered species known to occur at or near the Project area include: • Puget Sound Chinook salmon(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) • Coastal Puget Sound bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) • Puget Sound steelhead trout(Oncorhynchus mykiss) • Bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) • Canary rockfish(Sebastes pinniger) • Pacific eulachon(Thaleichthys pacificus) • Green sturgeon(Acipenser medirostris) • Southern resident orca(Orcinus orca) • Marbled murrelet(Brachyramphus marmoratus) • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriaz), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), and Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepiddochelys olivacea) are also listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sightings and strandings of ESA-listed turtles in the west coast region are rare and there are no breeding beaches documented in California, Oregon, or Washington(NOAA Fisheries 2015). c. Is the site part of a migration route? If so, explain. Western Washington is in the migration path of a variety of songbirds, seabirds, and waterfowl. The Project area is upland of the intertidal zone and adjacent to the migratory corridor of juvenile salmon. Port of Everett—Marine Terminal Rail Upgrades SEPA Environmental Checklist(WAC 197-11-960) /'o/ p� _,